Flip uploaded graphic 180 degrees

[Meir]

Is there a way to build a rule that will flip a user uploaded graphic 180 degrees.

 

In this particular case the user will be uploading two images. I wish to have one upside down, and the other as is.

 

So I do not want to rotate all uploaded images, just one in particular image from one field.

 

Thank you!

[Dan Korn]

Sure, just create two separate, overlapping frames, one that's rotated 180 degrees, and one that's not, and write a rule for each one to either include the graphic or not. For instance, one frame would have a rule like so:

if (graphicShouldBeRotated)
   return Resource("YourResource");
//else
return NullResource();

And the other would have the opposite:

if (graphicShouldBeRotated)
   return NullResource();
//else
return Resource("YourResource");

This is similar to the logic which selects a different frame for landscape and portrait graphics:

http://forums.pti.com/showpost.php?p=1367&postcount=2

 

Or, you could put the graphic in both frames, and suppress one of them selectively in OnRecordStart, like so:

if (graphicShouldBeRotated)
   FindGraphicFrame("UnrotatedFrameName").suppress = true;
else
   FindGraphicFrame("RotatedFrameName").suppress = true;

Or, if you have a Producer (FP Direct or Server) license, then you can selectively rotate a single frame in OnRecordStart, like so:

if (graphicShouldBeRotated)
   FindGraphicFrame("YourFrameName").rotationAngle = 180;

[Meir]

Thank you for the comprehensive answer. Got my issue covered and more.